Throw line fishing reel



March 5, 1935.

P. DRAKE Filed March 27, 19

THROW LINE FISHING REEL 24 5 ei/ 4 28 i. a I J i: ii 5 31 J 6 g?IINVENTOR.

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Patented Mar. 5, 1935 STATES PATENT oF1=1cE f "1,993 150 .THBOW LINEFISHING REEL Percell Drake, Detroit, Mich,

Application March 27, 1933, Serial No. 662,978.

5 claims, (01, ne 84,1)

inve tion relates to fish l ereelin a pa atus of. a tyne adapted tutilize t e manual pull 'onan in oming li e as a m n ior sim taneous y atuating ewindins mechanism, the 5 principal object of the inv n on beito p vide ad quate means for eliminating t ou le ari ing fromtanglins ofthrow l nes, whi h wit th s apparatus may be r cast, af er .r wind ns, wth out eneount ingex essive reta dat on due t frirationalv sistance ofmovineparts of the rewindin me hanism, but the-d ree of freedom withwhich the line runs out may easily be controlled by braking mean suitalyaoplied to the rotating shaft thereof.

Besides ease of operation, a o he of the ob- J'eets 01 the inventionisto provide a reel as well dapted foruse on boats, to which it .maydetachably be clamped, as for. use on shore When held g dl ttheground-by fo 'pressure on y and the line may also be brought andrewound by m ans of a crank handle attached to the pulley around whichthe line is wound several times afterbeing test this pu normal y beingturn d by pull ng th li e inboard, n p on which sets the. rewindingmechanism in motion. Other objects will appear as the description proceds, but it is to be und r t o at'the disclos d embodiment o th inventionmay be changed onsiderably without departin from e 30 spirit and scopeof the appended claims in definin the inven ion.

.Of the accompanying drawin i l n th construction and operationof'myapparatus,

Figure 1 is a plan showing the. disposition of parts as viewed fromabove.

direction of the arrows 2 2 in Fig. 1, bringing outthe relation of partsto the swingable clampcarrying support by which the apparatus may be 40held to'the ground by foot pressure or be attached to the sides or stemof an open boat, he thumb wheel 36 being omitted.

Fig, 3 is a view showing the parts in elevation and indicating how therewinding mechanism is actuated by pulling the line inboardby hand, thedirection of pull and of movement'of l ne being indicated by arrows.

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of one of a pair of spool-holding elementsof the rewinding mech- 5 anism, one serving as a spoolldriver while theotherserves as an aligning support that steadies the spool and takes apart of the rewinding stress. 1

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary horizontal section 55 through thelockingepin endof one ofthe' spool holders 38 showing the cut out or slotted portion 44of the locking pin 41 in its relation to slot when pin is-pulled out topermit spool flange pin to pass into slot, retraction of pin 41 lookingflange pin 43 therein.

Fig. 2 is a forward-end elevation looking in the In all views similarpartsare designated by e re nce numera s 1 nd g a as m m be ha i g upstnd ng su o s b 4 o an v rse y-di pose shaf s 5 and 6 o ich re mounted eleea 7 and 8 m ing h smaller bevel gears 9 and 19 at the endsgoi a ho izlyed p s d shaf 1 i nal d in ball arin s ar d by su po t B nd 4 nd, h di place b hea i cans 12 an 3 wh ch a s mrace theba b a ing he n h outerd o s af s 5 and 6 a e i u na T e bearing can for sh ft su o 2 s i enifi d by t era 14.

For convenience in-attaching the apparatus o a b r hold n tto the r nd yfo P sure. th i provid d a m mbe 5 p w ch the tus is, m u d, lleiheavypp p i n .6 't e u po ting m m r o ry ns a stud 17 about which the basemember 1, through which e s ud pass r e y. m y be turned; h r tainingnut l8 holding the parts-together; The s pp t em 1. is provid d wit neuly-' set leg elements 19 that serve as part of. the

clamping means which comprises a T-headed screw 20 passing through aboss on one of they legs 19, a ball and socket type of end21 beingprovided to facilitateseating against the surface 22 of the piece towhich the apparatus is held tightly by the clamping screw, Whenheld tothe ground an upstanding car 23 prevents the foot from slipping'oif. y AThe supporting bracket '15 may be lengthwise out of the way and underthe base member l upon withdrawing from the baseopening formed toreceive it the spring-retracted pin 24 that normally holds the bracket15 in a ,de-. sired position depending upon which one of the baseopenings 25the pi-n24 occupies. v

Attached to the forward-end cross shaft 5 isa pulley 26 provided withmeans 27 for turning it by hand ratherthan-by'thepull on the line; whichis wrapped around itfor that purpose, the handle 27 providing a means ofdrawing in the line that is more convenient to use when wading whilefishing. Projecting from the forward-end cross shaft support is abracket-member28 for supporting a line-guiding member 29 which is freeto oscillate therein sufiiciently to guide the line without subjectingit or the apparatus to excessive sharpturn stress, the Width betweenpulley-flanges being made great enough to insure proper feeding of lineto revvinding spool as the line moves tra v s y ack an f rt bet en elanses 30 thereof. I

P o ectin rom the rearward sides .1 the hai up ertinis m mber and 3 areinte ral mounted a plain roller 33 havingflanges 34 between which theline 35 moves transversely back and forth as it builds up and similarlymoves on the rewinding spool, whose flanges 30 are overlapped by theroll-flanges 34, as shown by Fig. 1.

For retarding or stopping the outrunning line a brake 36 of hand-wheelor other type may be attached to the end of the non-drivingrewindingspool shaft 6a, and notches cut in the face thereof to receiveone end of a noise-producing vibrator element 37 may be made to servefor si'g.

.. tecting casings covering said intermeshing gears.

naling a strike when trolling. v

The spool which is detachable and'u'pon which the line is rewound as itcomes inboardha's end flanges 30, through each of which project two pinto pass to its seating. point in slot 40 of each holder 38. When theholders 38 occupy the position indicated in Fig. 1,'one pair of spoolpins may be slipped into the arcuately-formed slots 39, the other pairof flange pins then passing to bottom of slots 40 when spring-retractedlocking pins 41 are withdrawn sufliciently and holding them when springsretract locking pins.

The bevel-gears transmitting .the manuallydeveloped power applied to the:forward-end shaft 5 fordriving the rearwardly-disposed shaft 6 and linerewinding spool are covered by circular casings 42 and43 havingprojecting ears by which they are attached to the bearing supports 3 and4, the casings being split horizontally in the centerline plane of thedrive shaft 11 to permit of their application, the casings serving toprotect the gears and prevent damage to incomingline, which would beliable to be caught between exposed gears.

Having described my invention in a manner to make it understood bypersons familiar with the art to which it relates,

I claim:

. l. A throw line fishing reel comprising a supporting member adapted tobe held to the ground by foot pressure and carrying means for detachablyfastening it to some part of a boat, a base member turnably'mounted uponsaid supporting member and carrying line-rewinding mechanism embracingaplurality of rotatableshafts, anintermeshing train of gears mounted onand connecting said shafts, line-protecting housings enclosing saidgears, a pulley mounted on the end of one of said shafts andfrictionally engaged by thrown line wound around it turning said shaftswhen line is pulled inwardly, a spool detachably connected to and drivenby another of said shafts taking and rewinding the incoming line,braking means controlling freedom of outgoing movement of line, andtell-tale means indicating fstrike or catching of line on someunderwater obstruction.

2. A throw-line fishing reel comprising a combined attaching andsupporting member carrying means for clamping the reel to some part of aboat and for holding it to the ground by foot pressure, a base memberswingably mounted thereon and carrying un-rewinding mechanism shaftswhen line is pulled inwardly, a line rewinding spool detachablyconnected to and driven by. another of said shafts, and line-pro- 3.Fish-line rewinding apparatus actuated by moving line and comprising asupporting member adapted to be held to the ground by foot pressure andcarrying clamping means for attaching it to some part of a boat, apositionally adjustable base member mounted upon said supporting member,a plurality of shafts rotatably mounted in bearings of said basemember,intermeshing gears mounted on and connecting said shafts,housings enclosing said gears and preventing damage to line, a pulleymounted on the end of one of aid shafts and serving as means whereby theindrawing pull on theline wound around and gripping said pulley isutilizedin actuating said shafts, and a line-holding spool detachablyconnected to anddriven by another of said shafts to rewind incomingline.

4. A throw-line fishing reel comprising a supporting member adapted tobe held tothe ground by foot pressure and having means for detachablyfastening it to a boat, a base member swingably mounted thereon andcarrying line-rewinding mechanism actuated for rewinding line byindrawing pull manually applied thereto, said mechanism embracing aplurality of rotatable shafts journaled in suitable base-memberbearings, intermeshing gears mounted on and connecting said shafts,line-protecting housings en closing said gears, a pulley mounted on theend of one of said shafts serving as means whereby movement of the linewound around and frictionally engaging said pulley turns said shafts,auxiliary crank-handle shaft-turning means attached to said pulley, areplaceable line-carrying spool detachably held to and driven by anotherof said shafts, means detachably holding spool to the shaft that drivesit, and means guiding line to said pulley and said spool.

5. Fishline reeling apparatus comprising a supporting. member adapted tobe held to the ground by foot pressure and carrying clamping means fordetachably holding it to side or stern of a boat, a base member turnablymounted upon said supporting member and carrying line-rewindingmechanism subject to hand-crank operationand to actuation by indrawingpull on line, said mechanism embracing a plurality of drive shafts,connecting intermeshing gears fixedly mounted thereon, an actuatingpulley on the end of one of said shafts frictionally engaged by linewound around it turning said shafts PERCELL DRAKE. I

